The Week In Recap

A lot has happened this week. Nothing earth-shattering or life-changing really, but just some fun, random tid bits to share.

1. I started my new job on Tuesday forcing me from retirement of the RH of SF. The frightening parts of a new job have subsided rather quickly due to my already matured relationship with IMG. Think Memphis & Eleanor in Gone in 60 Seconds.

2. We had Josh, my good friend from grad school, over for dinner on Thursday night. He was in town for business, and so we decided to have a little dinner soiree. It was wonderful to be able to have a guest, cook, and enjoy company. I believe Ryan was secretly thrilled to have another male figure around for a night as discussions circled around sports, finance, companies, real estate, etc.

3. Our evenings have been filled with dinner & Aussie tennis. A perk of living on the west coast is the convenient time difference between Australia and SF making it incredibly easy to catch the action in the year's 1st Grand Slam. In additional news, Ryan has become an avid tennis fan staying up until 1am to catch the end of the Isner match Friday night.

4. Shana came up from SD for a visit and to shoot our engagement pics this weekend. Arriving on Friday night just in time to celebrate her 28th b-day in 2 different cities (such a diva ;) ), we had a girls' night dinner & drinks affair. We checked out Marengo on Union who's motto is Wine, Whiskey, & Sliders. Delicious food, tasty drinks, and delightful company.

5. I cannot decide if my consumption of Starbucks is slowing down or speeding up.

6. Another visit to American Cupcake proved to be successful. We treated ourselves to 3 to-die-for cupcakes: red velvet, black & tan, and lemon. Paired with a glass of bubbly and you can just call it dessert perfection.

7. Our engagement photo shoot took us around the world city. We shot on Lombard, in Chrissy Field, climbed the Golden Gate Bridge, waded on the docks of Sausalito, braved the winds of the Bay Bridge, treated our sweet tooth on Union, and displayed fan-fare around AT&T Park. Incredibly fun day.

8. We rounded out the weekend with a little wine tasting in Glen Ellen/Sonoma. Thanks to Kim's recommendation of BR Cohn, we headed out to Sonoma Highway for round 2 of engagement photos. In typical style, we tasted and fell in love joining the first wine club we wandered upon in NorCal. What I can I say? We know what we like.